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Radio Daily Schedule

KQED Public Radio: Monday, May 20, 2013

88.5 FM San Francisco • 89.3 FM Sacramento

Schedule is subject to change. Please visit kqed.org/tv/schedules/daily for the most up-to-date info.

OVERNIGHT

1:00 am

Latino USA Cutting Chicago Schools The program looks into the shutting down of elementary schools by Chicago officials, leaving many people angry and upset. Walt Disney bows to Latino online mobilization after it tries to trademark "Dia de los Muertos." And in Tijuana, Mexico, women roller derby fanatics give life to a fast growing sport.

1:30 am

Cambridge Forum Rashid Khalidi: Making Peace in the Middle East Rashid Khalidi, pre-eminent historian of the modern Middle East, zeroes in on the United States' role as broker of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Analyzing the 1982 "Reagan Plan," the negotiations leading to the Oslo Accords, and President Obama's stance toward the conditions for Middle East peace, Khalidi reveals how U.S. influence has been used over the past 35 years. What is our responsibility for the success or failure of the peace process? What could we change to make Middle Eastern peace a reality?

2:00 am

Marketplace Money Tackling Debt The program tackles the topic of debt: it hears from a debt collector, shares a story of digging out of debt, and has some advice for listeners struggling to pay back their student loans.

3:00 am

Morning Edition Computerized Therapy When it comes to assessing and treating depression, time with a therapist is important. But scientists at the University of Southern California think a virtual therapist could be more effective than humans in some cases. The program meets a special computer that asks patients questions -- while scanning their every move.

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum Revised Manual of Mental Disorders Stirs Controversy A new edition of the most widely used psychiatric guide to mental disorders -- "The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" -- was released this past weekend in San Francisco at a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. The manual has a big impact on public health, including what insurance companies will cover, the drugs that regulators will approve, and even which children will receive special education services. But critics say that the manual is outdated and question the validity of several new diagnoses.

10:00 am

Forum Jon Mooallem on the Weird World of People and Animals Journalist Jon Mooallem noticed that his young daughter was always surrounded by wild animals: butterflies on her pajamas, a stuffed toy owl, and beavers in her bedtime stories. But these romantic portrayals, he says, hid a harsh reality. Scientists estimate half of all species could be gone by the turn of the century. So he embarked on his own journey to track down three endangered animals, and discovered the extreme -- even futile -- lengths humans go to save them. Jon Mooallem discusses his book, "Wild Ones," and the complex intersections of man and nature.

AFTERNOON

1:00 pm

Fresh Air Mel Brooks Mel Brooks speaks with TV critic David Bianculli about his career. Brooks is the subject of a new American Masters documentary on PBS, entitled "Mel Brooks: Make a Noise." It covers everything, from his early career in live television with Sid Caesar on "Your Show of Shows;" to his films "Young Frankenstein," "Blazing Saddles," and "Spaceballs;" and his Broadway musical "The Producers."

2:00 pm

World Sex Trafficking in Southeast Asia A nightmare situation for girls from Vietnam: their boyfriends take them to China, sell them for cash, and then leave. The program discusses how the Southeast Asian sex trade enslaves young women -- and the story of one girl who managed to get away.

4:00 pm

Marketplace Moleskine's Success Notebook maker Moleskine recently went public, and is quickly becoming a valuable global brand. The program discusses the latest on the company's success, and all the day's business headlines.

4:30 pm

All Things Considered
KQED News 4:30pm, 5:04pm, 5:30pm, 6:04pm & 7:04pm

EVENING

6:30 pm

Marketplace Moleskine's Success Notebook maker Moleskine recently went public, and is quickly becoming a valuable global brand. The program discusses the latest on the company's success, and all the day's business headlines.

7:00 pm

Fresh Air Mel Brooks Mel Brooks speaks with TV critic David Bianculli about his career. Brooks is the subject of a new American Masters documentary on PBS, entitled "Mel Brooks: Make a Noise." It covers everything, from his early career in live television with Sid Caesar on "Your Show of Shows;" to his films "Young Frankenstein," "Blazing Saddles," and "Spaceballs;" and his Broadway musical "The Producers."

8:00 pm

It's Your World (a broadcast of the World Affairs Council) The Challenges and Choices of Climate Change: A United Nations Perspective Climate change presents the global community with one of its greatest challenges -- and one of its greatest opportunities. The choices we make today will determine the future state of the environment, for good or ill. Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, discusses her unique perspective on what changes will transform the world of tomorrow and how we can make a positive impact.

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